Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, back into a Landing Craft Utility, at Onslow Beach, March 1, 2013. The Marines practiced loading and unloading tanks onto the LCU with the he... More
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan June 26, 2012. The Marines faced several challenges during their five-day operation including sm... More
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, answers a question from a Marine at Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan, July 17, 2... More
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 sits on the machine gun of a CH-53D as it flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. The squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be deactiv... More
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, looks over at a village as the sun rises on the first day of their operation, April 17, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Company took... More
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 launch flares over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. Known as the "Ugly Angels," the squadron will be deactivated later this year after ... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division stage their bags and weapons and talk to their families just before the Marines deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedo... More
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment lays in the prone while an M1A1 Abrams tank moves in the background, April 18. The Marines of Charlie Company and Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battal... More
A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine
A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division loads a Mossberg 500 shotgun during a training exercise June 06, 2013. During the exercise, the Marines refreshed their patrolling, obstacle brea... More
Marines and members of the Afghan National Army sit
Marines and members of the Afghan National Army sit together and enjoy a lunch at the dinning facility aboard Forward Operating Base Delaram II. The senior leadership and staff of Regimental Combat Team 6 and t... More
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, load tanks into a Landing Craft Utility, at Onslow Beach, March 1, 2013. The Marines practiced loading and unloading tanks onto the LCU with ... More
Lance Cpl. Justin Nobles, radio technician, Regimental
Lance Cpl. Justin Nobles, radio technician, Regimental Combat Team 6, updates the software on a radio system, Sept. 5, 2012. Although Nobles didn’t originally plan on being a radio technician, he says he couldn... More
Colonel John Shafer, commanding officer, 6th Marine
Colonel John Shafer, commanding officer, 6th Marine Regiment, gives a speech during a remembrance service held November 29. During the service those in attendance paid their respects to the 31 Marines, sailors ... More
Marines and a sailor with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion,
Marines and a sailor with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol through Delaram, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012. The Marines with Echo Battery maintain the security around Forwa... More
A tank drives by to provide better security for the
A tank drives by to provide better security for the Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, as they prepare to search a village for Taliban fighters in the early morning, April 18, 201... More
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. Known as the "Ugly Angels," the squadron will be deactivated later this year after more than ... More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- A small formation
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- A small formation stands at parade rest just before the 2nd Marine Division Band plays the Star Spangled Banner, May 13, 2011. The monument honors the Marines of Force Re... More
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 prepares to fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. After 60 years of service, the squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be dea... More
Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine
Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, check all of their gear before boarding an MV-22 Osprey aboard one of the training fields around Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., M... More
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 prepares to fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. After 60 years of service, the squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be dea... More
Marines with the 6th Marine Regiment color guard march
Marines with the 6th Marine Regiment color guard march the American and Marine Corps flags to the center of the battle cross memorials during the remembrance service held, November 29. During the service, those... More
Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion lead Vietnam
Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion lead Vietnam veterans off an amphibious assault vehicle after taking a ride on the AAVs aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 23, 2013. This was the veterans’ t... More
Sergeant Guensly Dorisca, section leader with 3rd platoon,
Sergeant Guensly Dorisca, section leader with 3rd platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Tank Battalion received the Purple Heart Medal from Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, May ... More
A Marine with 1st Tank Battalion removes his helmet
A Marine with 1st Tank Battalion removes his helmet after entering a Combat Outpost set up during the last phase of Operation Jaws, April 24, 2012. During the last phase of the operation Marines with 1st Tanks ... More
Sergeant Maj. Jamie Deets, the former sergeant major
Sergeant Maj. Jamie Deets, the former sergeant major for 6th Marine Regiment, stands next to Sgt. Maj. Juan Alvarado, the new sergeant major for 6th Marines, before the relief and appointment ceremony, March 14... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division talk to their families shortly before the Marines deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Marines left for Afghan... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, command senior enlisted
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, command senior enlisted for the International Security Assistance Force-Afghanistan, talks to Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6, Sept 26, 2012. Capel talked to the Marines ab... More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- This sketch,
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- This sketch, created by Lance Cpl. Rob Bates shows Sgt. Than Naing, of Wounded Warrior Barracks-East, pointing to where the round had struck his SAPI after going through ... More
Marines with Bravo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance
Marines with Bravo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, run to a waiting CH-53E Super Stallion that will extract them from the Khaneshin District, Afghanistan, July 23,... More
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The 2nd Marine
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The 2nd Marine Division Band plays the national anthem during the rededication ceremony, May 13, 2011. The monument honors the Marines of Force Reconnaissance Company who... More
Lance Cpl. Steven Goff, field artillery cannoneer,
Lance Cpl. Steven Goff, field artillery cannoneer, Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols through Delaram, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012. The Marines with Echo Battery maintain... More
A young child stands in the rubble outside his home
A young child stands in the rubble outside his home in Washir, May 3, 2012. The rubble came from walls collapsing after an IED set by insurgents detonated just outside the child’s home.
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 sits on the machine gun of a CH-53D as it flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. The squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be deactiv... More
Spouses of Marine Corps and Naval Infantry leaders
Spouses of Marine Corps and Naval Infantry leaders from North, Central and South America toast just before they begin their lunch which consisted of typical dishes from Peru. The spouses traveled to different s... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Vanzella, the religious
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Vanzella, the religious program specialist for Regimental Combat Team 6, works at his desk at the Fighting Sixth Chapel aboard Marine Corps Camp Delaram II, Afghanistan. An RP’s du... More
A spray painted sign hangs on some of the gym equipment
A spray painted sign hangs on some of the gym equipment that Cpl. Frank McDermott built to avoid the long wait times at other gyms, July 7, 2012. McDermott, of Deleran, N.J., used his hobby of building things t... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Sears, a corpsman with
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Sears, a corpsman with C Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6 shakes hands with children who run up to him while patrolling through the Gostan valley, He... More
A Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine
A Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, walks along the landing zone after his free fall from an MV-22 Osprey, March 17. The Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company conducte... More
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 sits at the machine gun of a CH-53D Sea Stallion as it flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. The squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," wi... More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor King, builder,
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor King, builder, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, bumps fists with a local child in the Khanishin District bazaar, July 19, 2012. King, a Navy Seabee, was part of a civi... More
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 prepare for the
Marines with Regimental Combat Team 7 prepare for the relief in place/transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 25. RCT-7 has taken over for RCT-6 who was deployed to Helmand pro... More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Rudy, does a little upgrade to the
Lance Cpl. Joshua Rudy, does a little upgrade to the laptop he uses to do his job. Rudy says he enjoys learning how different things work and when he is back home in the U.S. he enjoys working on his car.
Soldiers with the 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps,
Soldiers with the 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, set up a communications antenna before they erect it, March 27. The ANA raised the VHF antenna in order to communicate between Forwa... More
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, observe a compound within a village before they search it for enemy forces, April 18, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Co. took part i... More
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, load tanks into a Landing Craft Utility, at Onslow Beach, March 1, 2013. The Marines practiced loading and unloading tanks onto the LCU with ... More
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and MRAP-All
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and MRAP-All Terrain Vehicles provide over watch with heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers while Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Re... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Webb, company gunnery sergeant,
Staff Sgt. Christopher Webb, company gunnery sergeant, Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 6, checks over rosters to ensure Marines with Headquarters Company, have proper billeting aboard Camp Leathern... More
Children are told by the interpreters to line up in
Children are told by the interpreters to line up in an orderly fashion just before they start flying the kites after their classes during a children’s shura. Shura is the word for consultation or class, during ... More
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. Known as the "Ugly Angels," the squadron will be deactivated later this year after more than ... More
Sergeant Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, the 2nd Marine Division
Sergeant Maj. Bryan Zickefoose, the 2nd Marine Division sergeant major, watches as Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division fire a Mossberg 500 shotgun during a training exercise, June 06... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Vanzella, the religious
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Vanzella, the religious program specialist for Regimental Combat Team 6, stands in a formation alongside sailors with the Regimental Aid Station. An RP’s duties can consist of prot... More
Corporal Nicholas Fredrick, food service specialist,
Corporal Nicholas Fredrick, food service specialist, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, serves lasagna and vegetables he cooked for dinner, July 26, 2012. Fredrick is the only... More
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrol through rough Afghan terrain while searching for enemy combatants, April 17, 2012. The Marines and sailors with Charlie Company took part... More
Miami Dolphin cheerleaders sign autographs for and
Miami Dolphin cheerleaders sign autographs for and take pictures with Marines, soldiers, sailors and other service members at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, October 2, 2012. Four Miami Dolphin cheerleaders and ... More
A tank drives by to provide better security for the
A tank drives by to provide better security for the Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, as they prepare to search a village for Taliban fighters in the early morning, April 18, 201... More
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, pose for a photo at Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan, the day before leaving for an operation, June 21, 2012. The Mar... More
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, talk to Marines at Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan, July 17, 2012. They visited... More
Navy Lt. Ryan Maid, the Operational Stress Control
Navy Lt. Ryan Maid, the Operational Stress Control and Management psychologist for Regimental Combat Team 6, laughs as he talks to his assistant, Navy Seaman Andrew Backus, Aug. 4, 2012. Maid, of Harrisonville,... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Webb, company gunnery sergeant,
Staff Sgt. Christopher Webb, company gunnery sergeant, Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 6, checks over rosters to ensure Marines of Headquarters Company, have proper billeting aboard Camp Leathernec... More
Second Tank Battalion stands at parade rest as they
Second Tank Battalion stands at parade rest as they wait for the Purple Heart ceremony to begin May 14, 2013 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The battalion awaits recognized Marines to receive their award... More
During the 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
During the 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, memorial service, there were displays in honor of the 14 Marines and one sailor who lost their lives while deployed to Afghanistan in support o... More
A Marine with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines,
A Marine with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, is greeted by locals while patrolling through Delaram, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012. Although sometimes the children will throw ro... More
General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine
General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, 17 the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, talk to Marines at Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan, July 17, 2012. ... More
A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine
A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division cuts through tripwire obstacles during a training exercise June 06, 2013. During the exercise, the Marines refreshed their patrolling, obstacle b... More
Lance Cpl. Richard Alvis, a Marine with I Co., 3rd
Lance Cpl. Richard Alvis, a Marine with I Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, jumps over a creek while on a security patrol outside a patrol base near Sangin, Afghanistan. The Marines of I Co. maintain a g... More
Sgt. Maj. Jamie A. Deets, 6th Marine Regiment sergeant
Sgt. Maj. Jamie A. Deets, 6th Marine Regiment sergeant major, grabs the unit colors and prepares to bring it to Col. John R. Shafer as part of the change of command ceremony, February 21, 2013. During the cerem... More
Lance Cpl. Richard Alvis, a Marine with I Co., 3rd
Lance Cpl. Richard Alvis, a Marine with I Co., 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, crosses over a large creek outside a small patrol base near Sangin, Afghanistan. The Marines maintain a good relationship with ... More
Members of the Afghan National Army practice dismounted
Members of the Afghan National Army practice dismounted patrols and contact drills after receiving classes from Marines with Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 6 aboard Forward Operating Base Delara... More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Rudy, combat videographer, Regimental
Lance Cpl. Joshua Rudy, combat videographer, Regimental Combat Team 6, practices his camera skills during a brief period of downtime in Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan. Rudy has had a passion for... More
Members of the Afghan National Army practice dismounted
Members of the Afghan National Army practice dismounted patrols and enemy contact drills after receiving classes from Marines with Embedded Training Team, Regimental Combat Team 6 aboard Forward Operating Base ... More
Operation Helmand Viper, Afghanistan
Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6 exit a compound in Agha Ahmad, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2012. The Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon and their ... More
Marines and sailors look upon a stage of battle crosses
Marines and sailors look upon a stage of battle crosses memorializing fallen service members during a remembrance service, November 29, at the movie theater aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. During th... More
Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion walk behind
Marines with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion walk behind the Vietnam veterans onto and amphibious assault vehicle to get ready for a ride around Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 23, 2013. The Vietnam War vet... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Sears, a corpsman with
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Sears, a corpsman with C Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6 enjoys some down time while conducting combat operations in the Gostan valley, Nimruz provi... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Webb, company gunnery sergeant,
Staff Sgt. Christopher Webb, company gunnery sergeant, Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 6, works at his desk checking rosters to make sure Marines with Headquarters Company, have proper billeting ab... More
A Marine color guard stands at attention before the
A Marine color guard stands at attention before the playing of the national anthem during the 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine memorial service, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28... More
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Green (pictured
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Green (pictured here as a seaman) provides medical attention to a soldier with the Afghan National Army. Green, a corpsman with the Brigade Mentor Team in northern Helmand p... More
Lance Cpl. Frank Young, squad automatic weapon gunner,
Lance Cpl. Frank Young, squad automatic weapon gunner, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides security for the rest of the Marines in his squad as they prepare to clear a compound from en... More
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division talk to their families shortly before the Marines deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Marines left for Afghan... More
A set of dip bars built by Cpl. Frank McDermott sits
A set of dip bars built by Cpl. Frank McDermott sits just outside a tent filled with his homemade gym equipment, July 7, 2012. Mcdermott, of Deleran, N.J., used his hobby of building things to help his hobby of... More
Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division patrol through a range during a training exercise June 06, 2013. During the exercise, the Marines refreshed their patrolling, obstacle breaching a... More
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines,
Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan June 26, 2012. The Marines faced several challenges during their five-day operation including sm... More
Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat
Col. John Shafer, commanding officer, Regimental Combat Team 6, addresses the audience during the relief in place/transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 25. RCT-7 has taken ov... More
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps,
General James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, answers questions from Marines at Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan, July 17, 2012. He visited the Marines at FOB Payne and spoke to them about the... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ed Galo, a combat correspondent
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ed Galo, a combat correspondent with Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 6, documents Marines unloading and storing a delivery of food supplies on Camp Delaram II, Nimroz provinc... More
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. Known as the "Ugly Angels," the squadron will be deactivated later this year after more than ... More
Disbursing Marine keeps the cash flowing
Cpl. Steven Kessler, disbursing agent, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), passes money thorough window in his office, June 30, 2012. Kessler, a native of Cottage Grove, Minn., is the only disbursing agent in... More
Air Force Capt. Andrea Hickman, medical advisor, NTMA,
Air Force Capt. Andrea Hickman, medical advisor, NTMA, Regional Support Command Southwest, prepares one of the simulated casualties during a training exercise, Sept. 9, 2012. During the mass casualty simulation... More
Lieutenant Col. John Medeiros, commanding officer 2nd
Lieutenant Col. John Medeiros, commanding officer 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, addresses the Marines and families of 2nd AA Bn. during a town hall meeting, August 26, 2013. During the town hall meeting, Med... More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor King, builder,
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trevor King, builder, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, talks with locals in the Khanishin district about a school being built, July 19, 2012. King, a Navy Seabee, was part of... More
Marines and sailors wait for a Purple Heart ceremony
Marines and sailors wait for a Purple Heart ceremony to begin May 14, 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. These service members unselfishly gave of themselves to uphold the mission and to protect ... More
Sergeant Maj. Brett Scheuer, battalion sergeant major,
Sergeant Maj. Brett Scheuer, battalion sergeant major, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, addresses the Marines and families of 2nd AA Bn. during a town hall meeting, August 26, 2013. During ... More
Sergeant Kairo Ortez, civil affairs noncommissioned
Sergeant Kairo Ortez, civil affairs noncommissioned officer, shakes hands with local children in the Khanishin district bazaar while talking with shop owners, July 19, 2012. Ortez, an infantry rifleman by trade... More
Marines with the 6th Marine Regiment color guard march
Marines with the 6th Marine Regiment color guard march the American and Marine Corps flags to the center of the battle cross memorials during the remembrance service held, November 29. During the service, those... More
Marines and a linguist with Bravo Company, 3rd Light
Marines and a linguist with Bravo Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 6, give local children gum and candy near the Khaneshin District, Afghanistan, July 21, 2012. The Ma... More
A French Fourragere is displayed as part of a fallen
A French Fourragere is displayed as part of a fallen warrior memorial at the Regimental Combat Team 6 headquarters at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan. The French awarded the decoration to the 5th... More
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
A Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment observes the perimeter of a patrol base in the Geston valley in the northern Helmand province as the sun sets, May 4, 2012. During the latest pa... More
Col. John R. Shafer presents the unit colors to Col.
Col. John R. Shafer presents the unit colors to Col. Ryan P. Heritage as part of the change of command ceremony, February 21, 2013. During the ceremony, Shafer relinquished his command of the unit to Heritage.
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, command senior enlisted
Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, command senior enlisted for the International Security Assistance Force-Afghanistan, gives Lance Cpl. Brandon McDowra a challenge coin, Sept. 26, 2012. Giving other service membe... More
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53D Sea Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 prepares to fly over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2012. After 60 years of service, the squadron, known as the "Ugly Angels," will be dea... More